Table 1

Presenting symptoms, duration of illness, aetiology, and outcome of brain abcess in renal transplant recipients

No Age/sex Symptoms Duration (days) Aetiology Outcome
139/MFever90TuberculousAlive (5 yrs)
Focal seizure3
226/MGeneralised seizures21 Aspergillus Died
Incontinence14
Hemiparesis2
333/MGeneralised seizures1MRSADied
425/FGeneralised seizures14PhaeohyphomycosisDied
551/MGeneralised seizures14PhaeohyphomycosisAlive (5 months)
  • MRSA, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus